What Selective Agent Has Resulted in Heterozygote Advantage for Thalassemia

question 13

Multiple Choice

What selective agent has resulted in heterozygote advantage for thalassemia mutation carriers?

• A) Influenza
• B) Plague
• C) Tuberculosis
• D) AIDS
• E) Falciparum malaria

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